Shots rang out at about 6:10 p.m. on Friday, striking the child at least three times in the upper body, the sheriff's office said. The child, identified as Aiden Michael McClendon, was rushed to the hospital but has since died.

Authorities were searching for a white vehicle that drove off from the scene.

McClendon was in a parked car with his mother and grandmother when the vehicle drove past spraying bullets, according to local media.